New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-19
TIE TROUBLE AMONG SHOE.LAKERS.
CAMPBELL WILL DO HIS OWN THINKING.
NOT TO SUBMIT TO KNIGHTS OF LABOR DICTArIoN,

NOT TO SUBMIT TO KNIGHTS OF LABOR DICTATIoS
THE ORDER LAUGHS AT HIM.
The shoemakers VINO have split of fron the knights
of Labor on account 1t Is sad OF the aroitrafy acton
Of the Executive Board OF District Assembly, NO oi,
aud the officers of No. 40 in earnest ana IN al
probability there will be serious split III the shoe
makers orga nizaon under the Jurisdiction OF '1e
knights of Labor in this city, Frank +. Campoeh'
who is at the bottom OF the Business, employer as
laster In Hanan g. Sons shop and is member OF q
local assembly under the jurisdiction OF NO. o1' no
said yesterday in regard to the matter:
81 believe the Knights of Labor Is theoretically the
best organization for workipgmen that has ever oeen
started but its principles not carried out In prac-
tice Under the rules of our trade certain rontne
has TO be gone through before strike can De ordered
This was not done In this strike. Though was tne
president of the shop, the first intmaon OF the strike
n at had was when the men were the sidewalk.
do not believe that there any cause for the STRIKE
and as 1 am accustomed to do my own tninkhg
decline to allow any body 10 order s Oh ss % a.
good style as possible and can't AFFORD TO sucK my
thumb the street unless there gooo
to do it. When had been ordered 10 stop wots G ~
Master Workman Quinn, the matter was brought up
in nv local assembly. At his order was sus lendea
until l quit work. Iappealed to the districS anu
when took my appeal 10 tne aistr'cS M omU' toid
treated in most brutal manner by Mr.. Quinn; toio
him that thought be was more Interested III ~ tho '
salary he got than he was In the Interests VI Tue
workngmen in his district. he thTeatened me VIII
at any trade. boycott boycott. Our new organ.
zaton will not have this dctaton by men VINO 10 hot
uuderstnd what they are talking about rr :,
Another meeting of the new organization Will 10
held the course of week tor the election oil ohcers
and the perecting of an organization
Master Workman Quinn, OF District Assembly NO;
40 was indignant the abuse which has been heaped
upon bin. lie said yesterday As far as my salary
ia concerned and my living on the workingmen VIII
simply say that made as much money when waa
working at my trade and did not work halt as loGg OF
as hard. There are not as many w0rkngmen out VI
work or in want to-day in the trades attached to my
district as there wers before the district was organ
ized As to Campbell, all that was asked OF him was
that he obey tue obligation that he took when he pc
came member of the order. He was called upon 70
obey the rules adopted by his trade and he DID not 10
so. b., this act he compelled his suspension. Inc
trouble in the shoe trade will not in my Judgment
amount to much"
A member OF the Executive Board of District A.
semby No. 81 said A" This is simply an effort on the
part Of some men who have been expelled from the
order to cain the sympathy OF the trades unonists D
posing as martyrs to the tyranny OF the hnehts OF
Labor The only people who were at the meeting on
Sunday were scabs and while they may get up an
organization It will not amount to anything we
laugh at it, .u...
Mr. Hsuan SAYS that he has succeeded IN filling the
places of all but few Of the strikers and his work
ponp on as usual The only effect OF the boycott Is
an Increased demand for his goods. lie only manu-
facures a fine grade OF shoes and the people who Duy
them are of the class who will 90 out OF their way 10
patronize "a boycotted firm.